Hawaii1 -- Joe and Ben wearing the Orchid leis Kathy and Julia got at Kona Airport on our arrival. We are standing on our lanai at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel in Hilo. Lanais are standard with almost all hotel rooms and generally offer approx 60-100 square feet of outdoor patio space with chairs and a small table. Aluminum railings were common, even on very high floors where the flimsy railing seemed inadequate for good protection against a major fall.